Posts Tagged ‘shaving’
Wade & Butcher Horn Scales Depinned Prior to Restoration
Here are some pictures of the scales (handle) from my Wade & Butcher Spike and Barbers Notch. They are original to the blades which make them also about 180 years old. There is one crack in the scales from the spike at the pivot pin hole. I will be fixing this with a waterproof epoxy. [...]
Restoring Two Wade and Butcher Straight Razors from the early 1800s
This weekend I made the family go to flea market about 30m away from our home. My original intent was to find a old school vintage Barbers Hone. Something nice that I could use to keep up my straight razors. I was hoping for anything decent really. Panama, Swaty, Escher, Shatner, Dubl Duck, Shumate etc… [...]
Review of Tabac Shaving Soap
I have been wet shaving on and off since 2005 and I just recently purchased some Tabac Shaving Soap. I have been bragging to some of my friends about the joys of wet-shaving & Tabac Shaving Soap. So, they have been poking and prodding me to post a review of Tabac Shaving Soap. If you [...]
Shaving with DE Razors Part 2
So, you bought the razor and some razor blade sample packs, now what? Well, this is where most of the fun begins… Soaps, Creams and After Shaves! Buy Some Nice Shaving Soaps & Creams We are not talking Edge Gel, Barbisol cream we are talking nice stuff. Nothing that get squirted out of a pressurized [...]
